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Osteoporosis Defined

A weakness of bone sufficient to cause a fragility fracture or very low Bone Mineral Density (lower than a T-Score of –2.5) by Bone Mineral Density. Men and women are both at risk with increasing age—almost 25% of adults over age 50 have had one or more vertebral compression fractures.

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Published October 10, 2008, 3:45 pm, The Russellville Courier

Today Deadline for paying county taxes without penalty. Community blood donations, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., American Red Cross Blood Donor Center, 1003 W. Main St.

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Published October 10, 2008, 3:24 pm, Nodaway News Leader

By Jacki Wood Charles Kenny has faithfully visited the hospital twice a week for the past two months, as a patient at St. Francis Rehab and Sports Medicine.

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Bone Mass Density Loss and Antidepressants: Another Tough Break for SSRI Users?

Published October 10, 2008, 1:12 pm, Psychiatric Times

When I was recently asked by a patient about the link between osteoporosis and SSRIs, I dimly recalled this topic’s emergence in a medical journal in 2007, its subsequent meander through several newsletters, and its gradual return to the bottom of my mental risk-assessment checklist.

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Hologic, Inc. To Release Fourth Quarter and Fiscal 2008 Operating Results on Tuesday, November 11, 2008

Published October 10, 2008, 1:00 pm, PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance

Hologic, Inc. , a leading developer, manufacturer and supplier of premium diagnostics, medical imaging systems and surgical products dedicated to serving the healthcare needs of women, today announced plans to release its fourth quarter and fiscal 2008 operating results on Tuesday, November 11, 2008 after market close.

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New and improved for Shoppers

Published October 10, 2008, 11:17 am, Elmira Independent

Shoppers can now have more options when needing items for their health, wellness, beauty and more — thanks to the new Shoppers Drug Mart in Elmira. The new location, which opened up late last week, is at the corner of Arthur Street and Church Street — where Dreisinger Furniture once stood.

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Tamoxifen Cuts Fracture Risk: Study

Published October 10, 2008, 11:17 am, Health Scout

But the benefit disappears when breast cancer drug is stopped.

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Tamoxifen Cuts Fracture Risk: Study

Published October 10, 2008, 11:02 am, HealthDay via Yahoo! News

FRIDAY, Oct. 10 (HealthDay News) -- Tamoxifen, the drug used for more than 30 years to treat breast cancer, reduces the risk of osteoporosis-related fractures, a new study shows.

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Boston Medical Center receives $5.8m grant

Published October 10, 2008, 10:47 am, EurekAlert!

( Boston University ) Boston Medical Center has received a $5,807,469 grant over five years from the National Institute on Aging to fund the Boston Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Center. BMC's Pepper Center is one of only 11 Pepper Centers in the country.

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2008 HIMSS Davies Awards: Nation's Outstanding Healthcare Organizations Recognized

Published October 10, 2008, 10:04 am, PRWeb via Yahoo! News

Honoring excellence in the implementation of electronic health records (EHRs), the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) announces the recipients of the 2008 Davies Awards in the Organizational, Ambulatory and Community Health Organization categories.

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Four Strategies for Managing Trader Stress

Published October 10, 2008, 10:03 am, TradingMarkets.com via Yahoo! Finance

Traders typically live with high degrees of stress. And with the current financial crisis in the markets, trader stress can be disastrous on decision-making. TradingMarkets contributor Bruce Cryer focuses on stress management for traders.

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  • Risks and benefits of soy phytoestrogens in cardio...[Drug Saf. 2001] - PubMed Result: "In particular, significant therapeutic properties have been generally attributed to soy isoflavones, but most of the claims have been poorly, or not at all, confirmed by well designed clinical trials. Such is the case of the purported role of soy isoflavones in reducing plasma cholesterol levels. ... The role of isoflavones in cancer prevention... weak to nonexisting clinical evidence... prevention/tre atment of postmenopausal symptoms and osteoporosis.. .potential negative effects of soy isoflavones on cognitive function in the aged, particularly relating to tofu intake...poten tial role for soy isoflavones in inducing chromosomal changes in cells exposed in vitro and potentiating chemical carcinogens. These findings may not, however, be extrapolated to clinical conditions. Available data do not appear to unequivocally support beneficial effects of soy isoflavones, and warn against their wide use, in the absence of satisfactory clinical findings." ;

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